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Vert skateboarding, short for vertical skateboarding, is the act of riding a
Vert skateboarding has its genesis in "pool riding" - the riding of skateboards in an emptied backyard
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by Ryley Bane (Label Networks, 2008) After public condemnation from''X Games cancels women's Skate Vert''
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Vert skateboarding, short for vertical skateboarding, is the act of riding a skateboard
A skateboard is a type of sports equipment used for skateboarding. They are usually made of a specially designed 7-8 ply maple plywood deck and polyurethane wheels attached to the underside by a pair of skateboarding trucks.
The skateboarde ...
on a skate ramp
A vert ramp is a form of half-pipe used in extreme sports such as vert skating, vert skateboarding and vert BMX.
Vert ramps are so named because they transition from a horizontal plane (known as the flat-bottom) to a vertical section on top.
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or other incline and involves the skateboarder
Skateboarding is an action sport originating in the United States that involves riding and performing tricks using a skateboard, as well as a recreational activity, an art form, an entertainment industry job, and a method of transportation. S ...
transitioning from the horizontal plane
In astronomy, geography, and related sciences and contexts, a '' direction'' or ''plane'' passing by a given point is said to be vertical if it contains the local gravity direction at that point.
Conversely, a direction or plane is said to be hor ...
to the vertical plane
In astronomy, geography, and related sciences and contexts, a '' direction'' or ''plane'' passing by a given point is said to be vertical if it contains the local gravity direction at that point.
Conversely, a direction or plane is said to be hor ...
in order to perform skateboarding trick
A skateboarding trick, or simply a trick, is a maneuver performed by manipulating a skateboard, usually with one's feet, in a specific way to achieve the desired outcome – the trick.
History
Though skateboards emerged in the 1900s, skateboard ...
s.
History
Vert skateboarding has its genesis in "pool riding" - the riding of skateboards in an emptied backyard swimming pool
A swimming pool, swimming bath, wading pool, paddling pool, or simply pool, is a structure designed to hold water to enable Human swimming, swimming or other leisure activities. Pools can be built into the ground (in-ground pools) or built ...
- during the 1970s.''The Science and Art of Skateboard Design: How Boards Have Changed Over Time''(
Exploratorium
The Exploratorium is a museum of science, technology, and arts in San Francisco, California. Characterized as "a mad scientist's penny arcade, a scientific funhouse, and an experimental laboratory all rolled into one", the participatory natur ...
) As riders moved from general street skateboarding
Street skateboarding is a skateboarding discipline which focuses on flat-ground tricks, grinds, slides and aerials within urban environments, and public spaces. Street skateboarders meet, skate, and hang out in and around urban areas refer ...
and occasional "pool riding" into purpose-built skate parks, vert skateboarding became more popular. Skateboarders began to develop, and then practice, tricks and techniques specifically for vert skateboarding.''Loveletters To Skateboarding: Style''by Blair Alley (
Transworld Skateboarding
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Vert skateboarding became a common style of skateboarding and was introduced into many competitions and events including the X Games
The X Games are an annual extreme sports event organized, produced and broadcast by ESPN. Coverage is also shown on ESPN's sister network, ABC. The inaugural X Games were held during the summer of 1995 in Providence and Newport, Rhode Island, ...
and the Maloof Money Cup
The Maloof Money Cup was an annual skateboarding competition for amateur and professional skateboarders founded by Joe and Gavin Maloof of the Maloof family. The events were held in four cities: Costa Mesa, California in 2008, 2009, 2010; New York ...
.
In 2008 ESPN
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and X Games organisers announced that vert skateboarding would be removed from X Games competitions in favour of free-movement skate-park-style courses where participants would still be able to perform vert skateboarding tricks but would need to do so in combination with other street skateboarding elements.''X Games Re-Instates Vert Competition After Heat from Pro Skaterboarders + BMX Riders''by Ryley Bane (Label Networks, 2008) After public condemnation from
professional
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skateboarders Bob Burnquist
Robert Dean Silva Burnquist (; born 10 October 1976) is a Brazilian-American professional skateboarder who competed for Brazil throughout his career. In 2010, he became the first skateboarder to land a " fakie 900" (900-degree reverse-natural r ...
, Tony Hawk
Anthony Frank Hawk (born May 12, 1968), nicknamed Birdman, is an American professional skateboarder, entrepreneur, and the owner of the skateboard company Birdhouse. A pioneer of modern vertical skateboarding, Hawk completed the first documen ...
and others, organisers re-instated vert skateboarding.
However, in 2011 ESPN announced that the X Games would no longer feature a ''Women's Vert Skateboarding'' event, citing a lack of, "a growing participant base, an established annual competition schedule" and, "myriad other factors". Professional skateboarder Lyn-Z Adams Hawkins
Lyndsey "Lyn-Z" Adams Hawkins (born September 21, 1989) is an American professional skateboarder.
History and family
Born in San Diego, Lyn-Z Adams Hawkins was raised in Cardiff-by-the-Sea, California, and spent part of her childhood in Sayuli ...
said the decision would, "end the growth for women's vert skating as we know it".by Matt Higginsn(
ESPN.com
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History
Since launching in April 1995 as ESPNET.SportsZone.com (ESPNET SportsZone), the website has developed numerous sections including ...
, 31 May 2011)Skateboard set-up
For vert skateboarding, riders usually set up their boards withwheels
A wheel is a circular component that is intended to rotate on an axle bearing. The wheel is one of the key components of the wheel and axle which is one of the six simple machines. Wheels, in conjunction with axles, allow heavy objects to be ...
(or larger) and wider decks for more stability.''Skateboard Guide and Skate Size Chart''(Evo.com)
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